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My children are showing signs of pure genius, or at least pure cuteness.

I walked into Emma's room and found Andrew sitting on the floor, trying to put on her shoes. He can't even walk yet, but he wants to wear shoes. So, I bought him a pair and he seemed so excited as he sat and tried to figure out how to slip them on and got so upset that he couldn't and started to chew on them instead.

Later, he was in the bathroom...can you guess what he was doing? Combing his hair. My little man crawled in, stood up by the sink, grabbed Emma's brush and was grooming himself for a play-date. I guess it's time for his first comb and bottle of hair gel.

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Since Emma started kindergarten she has been using new and more complex words on a daily basis. Her grasp of the world around her is also increasing. We went on a walk down a street that was lined with American Flags. I read the "Welcome Home" sign for a soldier that had returned from Iraq.

Emma pondered this for a minute then asked, "Like when Uncle Paul helped the people in another country?"

"Yes. And this soldier came home safely too."

"Well, then we need to go knock on their door and tell them Congratulations!"